PIGEON FLYING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 283, 30 November 1931, Page 15

PIGEON FLYING.

CORNWALL CLUB.

. :sbft;-Cornwall Racing Pigeon .Club flew VWee from Ohakune to Auckland on SaturWr an .airline'distance of j 175 miles. ■ The DiMj.., :We re. liberated by the stationmaster ?Mk a #; .The .winning birds was S. McPresent, which .arrived home $:%;-4tfniSr ■ ■•••: ■•■ :■ Royal Present, 1000.91 yds ■ Jtejadntfte .-.;.'. ■; •.. 1 V%ft«wng'e '• Fluke, 1000.08 yds per ; . :■ aS**^' 8 B " ff£ll 9' 1000.88 yds ■ • per -. tlae cluD flew a race from 2 { S rell ' " an airline distance of 500 ™ le |pC;,tii(is were liberated at 5 a.m. WW-.anfl encountered boisterous father on-thr way up. .^.Kesults:— R'^l a ?v' s poW'Day,'764yds per minute 1 617 ' 8 Bonny J ack, 70Cyds per •feu OU ? s ' B ® a °s' *Awa','' "675 yds ' per < m : 3 iittinfit*- e T' : R - Watton's bird, C2oyds per linute 1 McLean's bird, 580 yds per

AUCKLAND SOCIETY.

liriioii? bo 7 e . speiety flew an old bird race iSf?f"''SJ. enheiDl in -fine .weather. The birds an. " b l r^ ated by Mr - Patchett at 6 a.m. %A\ n ? r westerly--wind, and Kegal Lofts l !Wiu(.ri lDa,rrln and b b h Koskill Beauty, •^ iuai ? nrst. honied at 3.30 p.m- Results:— ''* KnLwn ftß i, b C h Ima Frill antl b b h % Bsß "°- G yords pcr j &fr iT" ffiW l ** h b'p V Ran'gU 006.4yda .'! ■F i * C rC h R ' 2a Rosc, :)fic - 3 y a s •* ! flew: Messrs. Milham and fOTOv ! ans x blk: c h Q ueen ot " Diamond, Bfliir^ , H> D . v son's r c h Ronsy, viMwiV "ri^ ss r- MeHugli Bros', blk c c liter T i )O4 / ds: Mr. A. Trembath's be h OSOydV; Mr. I. Goodwin's Me 0««^ dS: 0 VinC,SOr ' Sb C P h Lady pSr^&jSi. 0 - Moore ' s b" p h

OTAHUHU CLUB

.IttS T?i tahuhu Pigeon Club flew a race '*Si mi - onTillc ' an airline distance of 1.35 v?-™ Tbe Wr(]s were liberated at *ffent'Kn« \f* a - aftei " encountering stormy & *7 n n , Winning blr<j arrived home at j-;-' P-in. Results:— Arr" H T^ nf , ord ' s bP c Boxer, SSo.44yds 1 * r 'o£; Haflneld's b c c Storm King, BiO.lßyds ,[ 2 timc ly tWO membcrs clocked-in in race